Rehabilitation needs of the first cohort of post-acute COVID-19 patients in Hubei, China.
Eur J Phys Rehabil Med
; 56(3): 339-344, 2020 Jun.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-647970
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Corona Virus Disease-2019 (COVID-19) is an acute respiratory infectious disease. Despite being clinically cured, some patients still find it difficult to return to their normal life and work due to the varying degree of dysfunctions that they have, as part of the disease's aftereffect. Through this study, we aim to learn more about the dysfunctions and rehabilitation needs of COVID-19 patients.METHODS:
In this survey, the basic information, dysfunctions, and rehabilitation needs of the hospitalized COVID-19 patients, who were selected by convenience sampling in Hubei Provincial Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, were obtained using a self-designed questionnaire. The research was conducted from February 29, 2020 to March 2, 2020.RESULTS:
A total of 280 patients were finally included, who were mainly over 51 years of age (64.2%). The main physical dysfunctions that the patients had were sleep disorders (63.6%), decreased activity endurance (61.4%), and respiratory dysfunction (57.9%), while the main psychological dysfunctions included anxiety (62.1%) and fear (50.0%). Rehabilitation that mainly requested by the patients included exercise guidance, dietary instruction, traditional Chinese medicine therapy, physical therapy, and Chinese traditional health exercises.CONCLUSIONS:
The demand for rehabilitation is high among COVID-19 patients, which requires the quick establishment of a comprehensive and individualized rehabilitation program, to be fulfilled.
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Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Pneumonia, Viral
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Coronavirus Infections
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Betacoronavirus
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Health Services Needs and Demand
Type of study:
Cohort study
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Observational study
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Prognostic study
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Qualitative research
Topics:
Long Covid
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Traditional medicine
Limits:
Adult
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Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
English
Journal:
Eur J Phys Rehabil Med
Journal subject:
Physical Medicine
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Rehabilitation
Year:
2020
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
S1973-9087.20.06298-x
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